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Controversial gay therapy is not aimed at a cure, says ministerWednesday 01 February 2012 A controversial Christian therapy for homosexuals which is paid for by Dutch health insurance is not aimed at treating homosexuality as an illness, health minister Edith Schippers told MPs on Tuesday. The therapy, offered by a strict Christian grouping called Different, does not try to 'cure' homosexual feelings but helping gays and lesbians decide whether or not to accept these feelings, the minister said. She based her statement on a report by health ministry inspectors. Last month there was an outcry when it emerged the therapy is covered by health insurance. MPs and Schippers said at the time the treatment should be scrapped from the coverage. MPs have now asked Schippers to expand upon the inspectors' findings and want to know what form of investigation was carried out. Gay rights groups have also asked for a more detailed explanation of the findings. Christian anti-gay therapy is bizarre and wrong, says minister © DutchNews.nl
All sounds okay the way they have tried to explain it, but my bet is that because Different is a Christian org, that they try and persuade people to not accept these feelings if they have them. This is, of course, a whole lot 'different' than "helping gays and lesbians decide whether or not to accept these feelings". By Bill | February 1, 2012 2:07 PM Of course if someone is troubled by their sexuality, it is right that they should seek support and counselling. But that advice must be given by someone independent with no other outcome than the needs of the person seeking guidance. What is not acceptable is that an organsiation such as Different, with its own agenda, should seek to offer this as independent advice. Can you imagine the outcry from the pro-life groups if a pro-choice group was given state aid to offer adice on terminations? By Simon | February 1, 2012 3:22 PM Leve us alone, why do people think we all have a problem with been Gay, you people make a problem where there is not a problem, Gay men and women have been around for years, it is not something new. By Wallace C. | February 1, 2012 6:24 PM Walace C: I ask this question over and over and over, 'Why is Holland going backwards?' - so far I have not received an answer which made any sense which explains this. By Bill | February 3, 2012 12:38 PM
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SO they are therapy sessions to "teach" you to accept or deny your sexual orientation? I was not aware that was a choice.
By jeanette | February 1, 2012 12:20 PM